By Kaela Patricia B. Gabriel and Erika Mae P. Sinaking, Reporter
SEVERAL of the 52 priority measures identified by the Legislative-Executive Development Advisory Council (LEDAC) have stalled in the Senate, after three weeks of turmoil in the chamber disrupted the government’s legislative agenda.
Analysts said this could be remedied through the conduct of a special session, which will also allow President Ferdinand R. Marcos, Jr. to project a more coordinated government ahead of his State of the Nation Address (SONA), though the move also carries political risks if mishandled.
In the latest Statistical Report on Bills and Resolutions Filed and Acted Upon by the Senate, only 10 out of the 21 LEDAC priority measures have progressed in the Chamber, with six pending on second reading, three pending before the House of Representatives (HoR), and one measure, the Resetting the First Regular Elections in the Bangsamoro Autonomous Region In Muslim Mindanao, enacted.
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